Fwd: MAW GBA Executive Director Report
Leah Laderas
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From: Lynne Durie <ldu...@sfwish.org>
Date: April 15, 2015 at 6:48:59 AM PDT
To: Leah Laderas <LLad...@SFwish.org>
Subject: FW: MAW GBA Executive Director Report
Please send along to YPAC!
Lynne Durie
Operations Director
Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area
55 Hawthorne Street #800
San Francisco, CA 94105
ldu...@sfwish.org
415.982.9474Direct: 415.402.2771
From: Lynne Durie
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 6:45 AM
To: Lynne Durie
Subject: MAW GBA Executive Director Report
MARCH 31, 2015 Submitted by: Patricia Wilson, Executive Director
“Fulfilling magical wishes for children with life-threatening illnesses.”
Executive Director Report
We were sad to learn at the March board meeting that Board Member Ken Stanecki needed to resign from the board due to relocation for his job. We are sad to see him go but happy that he needs to be closer to family in the Midwest. Ken joined the board in 2013 and became an active member of the Finance Committee. Ken also worked to bring a wonderful partnership with Round Table Pizza to our chapter as well as others. Round Table contributed to MAW through a golf tournament, a wish star promotion, adopting wishes and hosting parties for wish children to celebrate their wishes. Here’s a snapshot of what Ken helped make possible.
- 15 wish adoptions and Welcome Home Wish Parties hosted (6 from our chapter)
- $189,000 total giving (incl. golf tournament and wish star sales) -- $77,300 (our chapter)
- Additional $22,500 from straight AAW ($15,000 our chapter)
- Grand total: $211,500 ($92,300 our chapter)
Thank you for your service Ken, you will be missed!
Finance Contact: Maria Munoz
Wish Granting 23 wishes in February!
Communications/Public Affairs Contact: Jen Wilson
Media Sponsorships:
The following media have agreed to sponsor Wishes in Wine Country: ABC7, OpenTable, 7x7.com, KRUSH radio and KBLX/KOIT radio. We are delighted to have so many media sponsors for this event, both new and returning. ABC’s Ama Daetz has agreed to be this year’s emcee.
Marketing Communications
The March enewsletter was sent March 27th.
Batkid Related News:
On March 12th, New Line Cinema, a division of Warner Bros, formally announced their intentions of acquiring the worldwide theatrical release rights to Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World, as well as their intention to work with Julia Roberts on the remake. This news was covered by Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Yahoo TV, KRON, NBC Bay Area, and CBS, among others.
YPAC Jr.:
Our next meeting will be March 29th, by conference call, to discuss the event they are planning, “The Amazing Race for Wishes” on April 19th in Golden Gate Park. Their goal is to raise $7,000 for Make-A-Wish! On March 7th, 18 members of the group plus their friends and parents were treated to a tour of the San Jose Shark Tank by YPAC member Heather Hooper. A big thank you to Heather for arranging this! We are always looking for board, advisory and YPAC members who would be willing to be a guest speaker, provide a tour of their workplace, etc.
Development Contact: David Hatfield
Car Donations– February car donation revenue was $63,057 versus last year’s $55,651. After six months FY15 revenue stands at $374,852 versus last year’s $306,642 or more than 20% ahead of last year. The current inventory of unsold cars stands at 225 representing slightly over $130,000 in future revenue.
Major Gifts –February major gifts totaled $24,000, compared to last year’s $27,600.At the midpoint of FY15, major giving stands at $412,370, which is up 5.9% over last year. This total does not include a $50,000.pledge. Mid-level revenue was $20,576 in February compared with last February’s $27,582. Year-to-date, midlevel giving is up 2.9% over last year with a total of $171,964.
Grants – In February we received a grant of $17,500 from the Wells Fargo Foundation and a $500 grant from the Community Giving Fund. Grant revenue halfway through FY15 stands at $108,947 versus last year’s $39,672. Last March we received a $220,000 grant from BlackRock, which we will not be receiving this year, so let’s enjoy the February comparison. We will be receiving a $20,000 grant from BlackRock, however.
Direct Mail – Gross revenue through February was $454,032 versus a goal of $451,540.
Planned Gifts Amount
Estate of Robert Castagnola fourth distribution expected, estimated at $60,000
Estate of Nalda Crane no amount indicated
Estate of Richard D. Ferrari no amount indicated
Estate of George Nolan estimated $1,000 upon distribution
Spanos Family Trust no amount indicated
Donors of Note Amount Date
James Boyce Irrevocable Trust $ 20,000 02/09/15
Wells Fargo Foundation $ 17,500 02/25/15
Ann and John Iannuccillo $ 10,000 02/19/15
BlackRock Foundation $ 7,500 02/03/15
Lawrence Israel Family Foundation $ 5,000 02/18/15
Apple Matching Gifts $ 2,575 02/25/15
GW & Wade LC $ 2,100 02/25/15
IBM Employee Giving $ 1,538 02/03/15
John Hamachek $ 1,000 02/27/15
Paul S. Romeo $ 1,000 02/18/15
Salesforce.com Foundation $ 1,000 02/27/15
Board Campaign Contact: Carolyn Meyer
Events Contact: Amy Hampson & Micaela Burke
Wishes in Wine Country
Friday and Saturday May 15th & 16th
Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards (Friday evening at Kosta Browne Winery)
Tickets are selling fast – reserve yours today by contacting Amy: (415) 290-0028, aham...@sfwish.org.
Don your “croquet whites” (which or khaki, with an optional “pop of color”) and join us for a picturesque day in wine country! It beings with the Grand Tasting on the lawns of Sonoma-Cutrer’s manicured croquet courts. The Grand Tasting from 2:30-5:30 features over 40 food and wine tasting stations, a fantastic silent auction, the opportunity to try your hand at croquet (or to lounge in your cabana and watch others play) and so much more. New this year – those with cabanas will enjoy early entry at 2pm (allowing time to settle into your cabana and grab a glass of chardonnay before the Tasting opens). The Tasting is followed by the exquisite Sunset Dinner from 5:30-9pm, where you’ll watch the sun go down on the croquet courts in the comfort of the temperature-controlled terrace tent, while enjoying a farm to table-style wine country meal, wonderful wines, a spirited live auction and dancing under the stars. And back this year – the popular Friday evening wine reception from 5:30-7:30pm at the very exclusive Kosta Browne Winery in Sebastopol – your chance to taste some of the most coveted wines around, and get a peek into this award-winning winery as we kick off a weekend for wishes. Tickets and more information available at www.wishesinwinecountry.com.
Please save these dates:
Walk for Wishes:
- East Bay Saturday August 8th, 2014 at Saint Mary’s College
- South Bay – New this year, to replace Monterey Bay walk – date/location coming soon!
Monterey Bay Gala: Saturday November 7th at Tehama Golf Club, Carmel
Brave the Bay SFPD Challenge: Saturday December 5th at SF’s Aquatic Park
Wine & Wishes: Saturday February 20th, 2016
Walk for Wishes South Bay Committee:
We’re currently building the committee for this inaugural event. Seeking dynamic folks with an interest in helping boost these specific areas:
- Corporate Sponsorship – connections to great companies you think might be interested in putting their name on the event, and/or inviting their employees to participate
- Recruitment and Marketing – how can we best spread the word in the community to engage local folks to register to walk?
- Raffle and prizes – help needed securing great raffle items and incentive prizes
Scope of involvement:
There will be a total of five committee meetings, beginning with our kickoff on Tuesday April 28th from 6-7:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, and a call-in option is also available. If you, your spouse, or someone you know may be interested in joining the committee, please let Amy know: aham...@sfwish.org, (415) 402-2774.
External Event Recap:
Jazzercise at the Warriors – March 21st: Yet again the participants of the Jazzercise Warriors halftime show brought their strong efforts and great moves to the halftime show at the Warriors game and raised more than $81,000 for Make-A-Wish!
3rd Annual Broker Madness Presented By Cushman & Wakefield - March 26th: Thanks to the combined forces of YPAC Silicon Valley & Cushman & Wakefield, we’re happy to say that the Broker Madness event had more than a 77% increase from last year bringing in more than $37,000 for Make-A-Wish! Special Kudos to Chris D’Ambrosia for bridging YPAC SV & Cushman & Wakefield together, Board Member Lisa Vogel for sponsoring and being one of our MCs of the night, Kelly Esrey, and Peri McDonald for taking an extra step to make sure things got done and and all others involved for making this amazing night happen!
Upcoming External Events:
Dealing a Hand For Make-A-Wish –April 18th – Sunnyvale: What’s better than a fun game of poker and making wishes come true at the same time? Come join AgilOne, our hosts for the night, for a night of poker and fun. There will plenty of chips to played, a silent auction, refreshments and food. Go to www.Agilonepoker.com to find out more details and to sign up!
Do you have an idea for an external event? If you have leads you’d like to share or discuss, please contact Micaela Burke, External Event Manager at (415) 402-2764 or mbu...@sfwish.org.
Corporate Sponsors Contact: Janette Kennedy & Leah Laderas
SEARS Hometown & Outlet Stores
SEARS Hometown & Outlet Stores (SHOS) conducted a 2014 holiday season customer donation campaign that activated in SEARS Outlet, Appliance & Hardware and Home Appliance Showroom stores throughout the U.S. Although the minimum was $150,000, SHOS raised more than $522,000 nationally! Our local store in San Leandro was the top fundraising store collecting more than $7,000 in donations. They have adopted a wish, complete with impressive enhancements.
Subaru
Subaru of America, Inc. recently donated $2,239,313 to Make-A-Wish as a result of its incredibly successful 7th Annual “Share the Love” event, a campaign that ran from Nov. 20, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015. Make-A-Wish was one of four national charities that benefited from the campaign, in which Subaru donated $250 for every new Subaru vehicle purchased or leased during the campaign to participating charities selected by the purchaser.
This is the fourth consecutive year that Make-A-Wish has been a participant in the Subaru “Share the Love” event.
Through its participation, Subaru has donated more than $6,800,000 to Make-A-Wish over the last four years. These funds have helped grant 880 wishes.
Additionally, local Subaru dealers support our chapter by sponsoring our events: Wine & Wishes, Wishes in Wine Country and Walk for Wishes. Thank you Subaru!
Black Bear Diner:
During the month of December, Bay Area Black Bear Diner locations not only gave $1 to Make-A-Wish from select desserts sold at their restaurants, they also hosted over 21 wish families as part of their “Save Room For A Wish” campaign. This translated into $85,247.01 (including a $25,000 one-time gift) donated to our chapter, alone. Thank you to Black Bear Diner and its employees for their continuing support of Make-A-Wish over the years!
Wishes in Wine Country Sponsorship
We are pleased to announce a 15% increase in corporate sponsorship for a total of $118,000. It’s not too late, so please contact Leah at llad...@gmail.com to get your company involved in this amazing event. Thank you to Board and YPAC members Laurie Giammona, Dr. Toni Brayer and Katherine Keil for their hard work in getting their companies to publically align with Make-A-Wish.
Major Gifts
Black Bear Diners $60,247 National Partner
Comcast Cable $5,000 WWC Sponsor
Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores $7,066 National Partner
PayPal/Gary Marino $10,000 WWC Sponsor
Russell City Energy $1,000 Local Partner
Socius Foundation $2,500 Local Partner
Spinal Elements $9,000 W&W Sponsor
Trusted Choice $7,500 Walk 2014 Sponsor
Weil, Gosthal & Manges $25,000 WWC Sponsor
Staffing & Board News
Ken Stanecki needed to resign from the board due to relocation. Thank you Ken for your dedicated service!
Lynne Durie
Operations Director
Make-A-Wish® Greater Bay Area
55 Hawthorne Street #800
San Francisco, CA 94105
ldu...@sfwish.org
415.982.9474Direct: 415.402.2771
